Yesterday I got news that my friend Alex and his partner, Rebecca, had welcomed a little boy into their family. Now, I knew they were having a baby, knew when it was due, but still somehow had only imagined making a present.
It turns out I can make one of these in half a day. Hooray! It’s the Umbilical Cord Hat from the first Stitch ‘n Bitch book, with 8 extra stitches and as such, an extra lot of decreases to make up for the thinner yarn and smaller needles. Rav details here. I hope it’s still cold enough in China for a tiny new babby to wear a lovely wool hat.
It is getting colder here. And when I was choosing a yarn to knit the hat with, I found two bags of ‘Summer’ wool/silk roving from the Melbourne Handweavers and Spinners Guild in my stash. What better time to start spinning it than just after summer’s end, on the weekend of constant storming when we get hailstones the size of golfballs?
On my birthday, I received Aperture 3 from Paul and a Microplane grater from my parents. <3
I also received some other lovely presents and many well-wishes from here, there and everywhere. Many, many thanks to everyone. I also had a very lovely party; thank goodness it was last weekend…
This is Erin, a friend of mine. She’s pretty great and, once upon a time, worked as some sort of beautician. Erin’s just started making videos about various skincare products and stuff you can make at home. Check ‘em out!
I’ve once again entered the weird and wonderful world of podcasting. I must say, it’s a helluva lot easier and more enjoyable with a bunch of other (enormously fun) people in the room.
This one’s all about our fair Melbourne town. Check it out — Macabre Melbourne.
Rabbit and the Moon was made in the second semester of 2007 with a combination of lithograph/linocut printed paper cutouts, before I’d discovered the wonders of using a multi-plane unit. It tells the celestial myth of how the rabbit came to live in the moon.
Special thanks to Vetti for the narration and Mr Crumpet for the music and sound.
With a few days to go before it all has to be handed in ready for the screening, Mr Crumpet has pretty much finished up the score for my stop-motion animation! Go and listen here.
